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sinewy
adjective
(sin-ew-y)
(of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
Synonyms:
fibrous
,
stringy
,
unchewable
,
sinewy
adjective
(sin-ew-y)
consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
Synonyms:
tendinous
,
sinewy
adjective
(sin-ew-y)
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
Synonyms:
brawny
,
hefty
,
muscular
,
powerful
,
Words Related to
sinewy
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stringy
,
fibrous
,
tough
,
tendinous
,
unchewable
,
wiry
,
lithe
,
muscular
,
muscly
,
lanky
,
supple
,
rangy
,
taut
,
beefy
,
willowy
,
sinuous
,
stocky
,
lithesome
,
shapely
,
lissome
,
gangly
,
rawboned
,
scrawny
,
burly
,
spindly
,
sinew
,
slender
,
limber
,
wispy
,
fleshy
,
leathery
,
graceful
,
voluptuous
,
ropy
,
sprightly
,
steely
,
silken
,
reedy
,
angular
,
chiseled
,
lissom
,
slinky
,
silky
,
brawned
,
leonine
,
wraithlike
,
coltish
,
limbed
,
throaty
,
sensuous
,
husky
,
boyish
,
propulsive
,
spidery
,
incantatory
,
sculpted
,
snaky
,
gawky
,
skinny
,
careworn
,
stalky
,
waifish
,
spiky
,
stubbly
,
sonorous
,
rhythmic
,
punchy
,
veiny
,
soulful
,
lank
,
sandpapery
,
sylphlike
,
balletic
,
dusky
,
unshapely
,
thickset
,
dainty
,
gnarled
,
diminutive
,
craggy
,
guttural
,
melismatic
,
cadenced
,
tallish
,
pomaded
,
velvety
,
luxuriant
,
songful
,
rakish
,
statuesque
,
springy
,
stumpy
,
languid
,
chunky
,
luscious
,
pillowy
,
bearlike
,
staccato
,
raspy
,
aquiline
,
sinewy
Examples by Brain Bank Users
By: Jamie
From:
Words From Novels or Stories - Nov 2018
John was a sucker for sinewy men, they often took advantage of his weakness.